Muvhango Actor Dingaan ‘James’ Khumalo Ventures Into Amapiano. Dingaan Mokebe is a South African actor, singer, voice artist and television presenter best known for his starring role as flamboyant investment broker James Motsamai in the SABC2 soapie Muvhango, having joined the cast in 2003.
Dingaan is now ready o venture into the amapiano space and has collaborated with an artist called Bhubesi to produce a song called Gabadiya. According to Khumalo’s media publicist Kgomotso Ndwandwe, the song is set to be released soon. Khumalo regards his new adventure as diversifying. The star took to social media to share that he has a new song coming and he will be calling himself DSK. Check it out:
Speaking on his new adventure into the music industry, Dingaan said: “I ventured to music because I just wanted to loosen up a little bit. For all my life, I have been this serious and tough guy. I felt it was time to do something different, something out of character that SA will enjoy it. I know people are going to judge me because they do not expect me to be doing amapiano.”
Khumalo said the singing and love for music has been there for him having grown up singing in a church choir. His entire family was part of a family choir Kganya Ya Lesedi. “The entire family was in the choir. I then discovered the late Eddie Zondi soul, jazz and R&B music. But amapiano is something new and it is an original SA sound. I use to listen to the likes of Arthur Mafokate and Mdu Masilela.”
Talking about the song, he said: “The idea of the song came when we were at a business meeting. There was this lady that we all knew that she was beautiful. But she was flaunting her beauty not only to us as men but also to women. She was told to sit down.”
Bhubesi said: “I decided to work with him because he is passionate. I have noticed that he loves music and have seen that when we work together for Moja Love. These songs started with a freestyling while working together. That is why we recorded together. He is a natural.”
